Python: Display a calendar for a locale

Last update on March 31 2025 12:52:44 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

44. Locale Calendar Display

Write a Python program to display a calendar for a locale.

Supported locale (locale –a):
students@ubuntu-1gb-nyc2-01:~$ locale -a
C , C.UTF-8, en_AG, en_AG.utf8, en_AU.utf8, en_BW.utf8, en_CA.utf8, en_DK.utf8,
en_GB.utf8, en_HK.utf8, en_IE.utf8, en_IN, en_IN.utf8, en_NG, en_NG.utf8, en_NZ.utf8

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Import the calendar module
import calendar
# Create a LocaleTextCalendar object with the locale set to 'en_AU.utf8' (Australian English)
cal = calendar.LocaleTextCalendar(locale='en_AU.utf8')
# Print the calendar for September 2025 in Australian English locale
print(cal.prmonth(2025, 9))

Output:

September 2025                                        
Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su                                     
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7                                     
 8  9 10 11 12 13 14                                     
15 16 17 18 19 20 21                                     
22 23 24 25 26 27 28                                     
29 30                                                    
 None  
 

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

• The code imports the "calendar" module.
• It creates a "LocaleTextCalendar object" named 'cal' with the locale set to 'en_AU.utf8', representing Australian English.
• It prints the calendar for September 2025 using the "prmonth()" method of the 'LocaleTextCalendar' object. This method generates a formatted calendar for a specific month and year. Since the locale is set to Australian English, the output will be in accordance with Australian English conventions.

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to display a calendar for a given month in a specified locale, adjusting day and month names accordingly.
• Write a Python script to print a locale-specific calendar and then change the first day of the week based on the locale.
• Write a Python function to generate a calendar for a locale and then output the calendar with localized month and weekday names.
• Write a Python program to display a formatted calendar for a locale that uses a non-Gregorian calendar system.

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